News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Re-opening transport routes could contribute to solving frozen conflicts, say participants at OSCE Economic Forum
Publishing date: 24 May 2006
PRAGUE, 24 May 2006- Re-opening transport routes in regions paralyzed by frozen conflicts could help promote peace, leaders said at the 14th OSCE Economic Forum, which concluded today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine helps produce TV series on gender issues
Publishing date: 24 May 2006
KYIV, 24 May 2006- A series of TV programmes on equal opportunities, produced with the help of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, will air on the country's UT-1 channel beginning 27 May. The programmes...
Political leaders and OSCE experts begin talks in Prague on security and transport networks
Publishing date: 22 May 2006
PRAGUE, 22 May 2006- Key speakers at the second part of the OSCE Economic Forum, which began today in Prague, emphasized the importance of secure transport networks for economic development and regional stability...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training for municipal financial officers
Publishing date: 19 May 2006
SKOPJE, 19 May 2006- A workshop teaching 50 municipal financial officers about newly designed software that will make budget execution and financial reporting in local government units more efficient and transparent started today in Bitola...
OSCE roundtable meeting in Almaty focuses on electoral reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 19 May 2006
ALMATY, 19 May 2006- Experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, politicians and representatives of civil society gathered today in Almaty for a roundtable discussion aimed at bringing electoral processes in Kazakhstan...
OSCE conference highlights national mechanisms and regional co-operation to combat human trafficking in Central Asia
Publishing date: 18 May 2006
ALMATY, 18 May 2006- Tools to fight human trafficking, including the establishment of national referral mechanisms to combat the crime and protect the human rights of trafficked persons, co-ordination between law enforcement bodies and...
OSCE Skopje Mission helps train pre-school teachers to work in multi-ethnic environment
Publishing date: 18 May 2006
SKOPJE, 18 May 2006- A series of seminars for teachers that ended today in Skopje focused on raising the standards of pre-school education and ensuring the inclusion of all ethnic groups. Twenty school teachers of different ethnic backgrounds from...